Return-Path: Received: from clustermx1.nwk01.hosting.com ([204.12.102.36] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4734755 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:12:40 +0200 X-HDC-Scanned: Yes Received: from mail70.safesecureweb.com (mail70.safesecureweb.com [76.12.11.4]) by clustermx1.nwk01.hosting.com (HDCMail-outmx) with ESMTP id 14F779013E for ; Mon, 4 Jun 2012 15:15:05 -0400 (EDT) Received: from pool-173-49-120-64.phlapa.fios.verizon.net [173.49.120.64] by mail70.safesecureweb.com with SMTP; Mon, 4 Jun 2012 15:14:44 -0400 From: email blanca Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-1--247168423 Subject: Re: spL: [AE] SSD drives Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2012 15:14:44 -0400 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <76C051BD-8A88-4AF9-A360-13E063565615@blanca.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-1--247168423 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I had issues with (2) OCC SSD. After about a month of solid use, I = started getting error messages and corrupted files. I was using one SSD = for OSX and another for windows. I have read you can get better = reliability with specific SSD technology, but it has been about 6 months = since I stopped using and following the topic. Is the SSD worth the investment and potential trouble? The drives are = pretty speedy and time spent waiting on OS booting and apps opening is = pretty significant. If you conduct routine backup of your drives, any = failures are easily overcome. Any SSD of a decent size (250GB) or = larger will start to cost you some $$$. Personally, I decided to go with = the WD RE4 series drives instead. Good luck. RJ ... On Jun 3, 2012, at 4:45 PM, Louai Abu-Osba wrote: > Speaking of hard drives, are there any recommendations for the newest = generation of SSDs? I'm looking for application cache as well as system. >=20 > -louai >=20 > On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Teddy Gage = wrote: > Found the plugins after I posted, particularly useful was the split = exr layers to comps script in that package, also definitely noticed the = speed boost in file handling. >=20 > Now I just need faster storage and more hard drive space. These fluid = sims and exr sequences eat up space like nothing else. >=20 > Speaking of which, I need faster hard drives. >=20 > On Jun 3, 2012 3:48 PM, "Todd Kopriva" wrote: > Brendan has updated the ProEXR plug-ins beyond what is included in = After Effects. I recommend installing the new version for the speed = boost: > http://fnordware.blogspot.com/2012/04/proexr-17-available.html >=20 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On > > Behalf Of Chris Zwar > > Sent: 02June2012 17:13 > > To: After Effects Mail List > > Subject: Re: [AE] Best open EXR tools? > > > > I haven't upgraded to CS6 yet but it sounds like you still need to = use > > the ProEXR plugins. I was hoping for better integration of EXRs in > > After Effects with CS6, unfortunately that doesn't seem to have > > happened, but I will keep my fingers crossed for the next version... > > the pain with using a plugin to access EXR channels is that it = changes > > the rendering order from what is 'normal' and so masks can be = effected, > > and I don't think frame blending works at all. > > > > AFAIK to use EXRs in After Effects you just use the free After = Effects > > plugins, which were also included with CS5.5, so I don't think you = need > > to buy anything if you're only using AE. > > > > -Chris > > > > > > On 03/06/2012, at 6:46 AM, Teddy Gage wrote: > > > > > > What tools do you guys use for compositing 3D exported open > > .exrs? Is it still the ProEXR plugin or is there something better? = or > > free? I know photoshop can't view multiple layered EXRs at this = point > > right? > > Thanks > > > > -- > > Animator & Editor > > www.teddygage.com > > Brooklyn > > > > > > >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 --Apple-Mail-1--247168423 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii I had = issues with (2) OCC SSD. After about a month of solid use, I started = getting error messages and corrupted files.  I was using one SSD = for OSX and another for windows. I have read you can get better = reliability with specific SSD technology, but it has been about 6 months = since I stopped using and following the topic.

Is the = SSD worth the investment and potential trouble?  The drives are = pretty speedy and time spent waiting on OS booting and apps opening is = pretty significant. If you conduct routine backup of your drives, any = failures are easily overcome.  Any SSD of a decent size (250GB) or = larger will start to cost you some $$$. Personally, I decided to go with = the WD RE4 series drives instead.

Good = luck.

RJ
...

On= Jun 3, 2012, at 4:45 PM, Louai Abu-Osba wrote:

Speaking = of hard drives, are there any recommendations for the newest = generation of SSDs? I'm looking for application cache as well as = system.

-louai

On = Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 4:26 PM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:

Found the plugins = after I posted, particularly useful was the split exr layers to comps = script in that package, also definitely noticed the speed boost in file = handling.

Now I just need faster storage and more hard drive = space. These fluid sims and exr sequences eat up space like nothing = else.

Speaking of which, I need faster hard drives. =

On Jun 3, 2012 3:48 PM, "Todd Kopriva" <kopriva@adobe.com> wrote:
Brendan has updated the ProEXR plug-ins beyond what is included in After = Effects. I recommend installing the new version for the speed boost:
http://fnordware.blogspot.com/2012/04/proexr-17-availabl= e.html

> -----Original Message-----
> From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On
> Behalf Of Chris Zwar
> Sent: 02June2012 17:13
> To: After Effects Mail List
> Subject: Re: [AE] Best open EXR tools?
>
> I haven't upgraded to CS6 yet but it sounds like you still need to = use
> the ProEXR plugins.  I was hoping for better integration of = EXRs in
> After Effects with CS6, unfortunately that doesn't seem to have
> happened, but I will keep my fingers crossed for the next = version...
> the pain with using a plugin to access EXR channels is that it = changes
> the rendering order from what is 'normal' and so masks can be = effected,
> and I don't think frame blending works at all.
>
> AFAIK to use EXRs in After Effects you just use the free After = Effects
> plugins, which were also included with CS5.5, so I don't think you = need
> to buy anything if you're only using AE.
>
> -Chris
>
>
> On 03/06/2012, at 6:46 AM, Teddy Gage wrote:
>
>
>       What tools do you guys use for compositing 3D = exported open
> .exrs? Is it still the ProEXR plugin or is there something better? = or
> free? I know photoshop can't view multiple layered EXRs at this = point
> right?
>       Thanks
>
>       --
>       Animator & Editor
>       www.teddygage.com <http://www.teddygage.com/>
>       Brooklyn
>
>
>


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